Tag Archives: Health
BEATS Comic-Con helps kids find their inner superhero
Spiderman was there, and so was Dr. Strange.It was all part of the BEATS (Building Expression and Awareness Through Theatre and Sound) Encounter Comic-Con Youth Expo at the Dekker Centre Wednesday, wi...
May 18, 2022
Canada's COVID-19 infections among adults tripled in early 2022 due to Omicron: study
TORONTO - The number of Canadian adults infected with COVID-19 tripled during the fifth wave of the pandemic compared with the total number of adults infected in the previous four waves, according to ...
May 18, 2022
Federal corrections must improve workplace for parole officers' mental health: report
OTTAWA - A new report calls on federal corrections to ease caseloads, improve workplace policies and give added resources to parole officers in order to mitigate current strains on their mental health...
May 18, 2022
Latest wastewater report shows big drop in COVID levels
COVID-19 levels appear to be dropping drastically in Prince Albert, North Battleford, and Saskatoon.That's according to the latest weekly update from the University of Saskatchewan, in its continuing ...
May 17, 2022
La Ronge campus included in new dental therapy program
A newly announced dental therapy degree program will include La Ronge in one of three campuses the program is available.The program is aimed at Indigenous students and hopes to address the issue of de...
May 17, 2022
Prince Albert campus included in new dental therapy program
A newly announced dental therapy degree program will include Prince Albert in one of three campuses the program is available.The program is aimed at Indigenous students and hopes to address the issue ...
May 17, 2022
West Montreal health board CEO will step down in July after scathing coroner's report
MONTREAL - The head of a western Montreal regional health authority will step down at the end of her mandate in July following a damning report from the Quebec coroner. The health authority made the a...
May 17, 2022
Regular travel and public health measures can't coexist: Canadian Airport Council
OTTAWA - International arrivals at Canadian airports are so backed up that people are being kept on planes for over an hour after they land because there isn't physically enough space to hold the line...
May 17, 2022
P.A. doctor announces her retirement after 45 years
After 45 years of serving the community, a Prince Albert physician is retiring and moving on to the next chapter of her life.Dr. Lalita Malhotra said June 30th will be her last day working out of her ...
May 17, 2022
Government's changing vape strategy shifts focus away from cigarettes, advocates fear
OTTAWA - In the eight years or so since he opened his first vape shop in Ottawa, Ron Couchman said a great sense of community has been lost. A former cigarette smoker himself, Couchman said he remembe...
May 17, 2022